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Social Network Your YDNA with Surname Projects
Family history organizations and studies based on individual surnames have been around for years. They are now...
Family Tree Builder for Mac! New Genealogy Software for Mac
Mac users now have their own version of the popular free Family Tree Builder software offered by MyHeritage.com. Says...
DNA Matches: What You Can Do with All Your Genetic 4th Cousins
(Update 2020) When genealogists take an ancestry DNA test, they are looking for more than just their ethnicity...
“When You Are Fostered, You Don’t Know Who You Are:” Scottish Birth Siblings Reunited
Recently we announced our featured book title for the first quarter of 2015: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline. A...
Which are the Best Genealogy Websites for YOU??
Bill Johnson in Manassas, Virginia, USA, wrote to me with this question--and I know he's not the only one asking it!...
Google Earth for Canada and Genealogy
Awhile back, Barbara from Courtenay, British Columbia, sent me an excellent question about using Google Earth for...
Why Your Genealogy Research Could be Going to the Dogs
Did your Irish ancestors have a dog? Over 3.5 million Irish Dog Licence registers have been added to a...
5 Most Popular Searches in Historical Newspapers–and Tips for Improving Yours!
The British Newspaper Archive celebrated its 3rd birthday recently by looking back at how people are searching its 9...
